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The BBC are to strike on February 26th due to a row over jobs.
From Guardian Unlimited :
BBC workers are to stage a 24-hour strike in a row over pay which unions warned would seriously disrupt news programmes.
The broadcasting workers union Bectu said the walkout will be held on February 26 after members voted in favour of industrial action.
The dispute involves job cuts, with unions saying they were determined to avoid compulsory redundancies.
Bectu official Luke Crawley said the row centred on fewer than 10 redundancies among journalists and broadcasting staff.
"The BBC has achieved almost 4,000 job losses through voluntary measures and it seems madness to try to force through fewer than 10 compulsory redundancies.
"Bectu members are intent on taking strike action to protect their colleagues."
Bectu has 600 members involved in the dispute and said the strike will hit BBC TV news programmes.
From Guardian Unlimited :
BBC workers are to stage a 24-hour strike in a row over pay which unions warned would seriously disrupt news programmes.
The broadcasting workers union Bectu said the walkout will be held on February 26 after members voted in favour of industrial action.
The dispute involves job cuts, with unions saying they were determined to avoid compulsory redundancies.
Bectu official Luke Crawley said the row centred on fewer than 10 redundancies among journalists and broadcasting staff.
"The BBC has achieved almost 4,000 job losses through voluntary measures and it seems madness to try to force through fewer than 10 compulsory redundancies.
"Bectu members are intent on taking strike action to protect their colleagues."
Bectu has 600 members involved in the dispute and said the strike will hit BBC TV news programmes.